Feb 24 2009
New York Times Cartoon and Al Sharpton
Al Sharpton is at it again. His own web site says they are a leading civil rights organization that is fighting for the just and decent treatment of people regardless of race. So why is it the only time we really hear from him is when he can blow something into black versus white? Why must he always throw gasoline on a fire that is just about to go out?
The latest is the New York Times cartoon where two cops have just shot a monkey and the caption says I guess we will have to find somebody else to write the stimulus package. According to Reverend Al’s interpretation that is aimed at Obama and means he is a monkey. According to my interpretation it means that even a monkey could do a better job than those clowns in congress. So who is right?
I for one feel that Al Sharpton’s day has come and gone. The day Obama was elected was the day his message was no longer legitimate. His entire premise is that white Americans have kept black Americans down. That white America is to blame for all of the injustices against the black man irregardless of what they are.
I believe that prejudice exists in our society today, but I also believe the following:
Black Americans are just as prejudiced as white Americans. With the generations born starting in the late 70s race is far less of an issue than it is for those of us born prior to this. America is increasingly color blind.
If Sharpton wants to remain relevant, then he needs to stop attempting to stir racial relations into a frenzy. It is just not resonating with the realities of today. It is down right annoying anymore. The message is old. He needs to work in the communities to encourage education and responsibility and discourage drugs and violence.
In America anything is possible regardless of your race. Obama is living proof of this. Its time for Reverend Al to find a new message if he wants to remain relevant. He has the organization, the name, the resources to really make a difference. I just hope he will wake up and really try to address the societal ills we face instead of living back in 1969.
